Removal of Simazine from Aqueous Environment through Polymeric Membrane System

Abstract

In this study, the kinetic transport of the simazine herbicide, which creates a serious threat to human health, was realized based on the diffusion via polymer inclusion membrane. In the polymer inclusion membrane synthesis, Aliquat 336 was used as a synthetic carrier and 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether was used as a plasticizer. The effect of the carrier concentration, the effect of the donor phase acid on the transport efficiency and the effect of the acceptor phase type change on the parameters of transport efficiency were studied. 62.56% of simazine was removed from donor phase at the end of 48 h in the optimum experimental conditions and permeability; flux values were calculated to be 3.056 × 10^–7 m/s and 1.515 × 10^–7 mol/m²s, respectively. As the last step, the surface characterizations of the polymer inclusion membranes were clarified using the method of field emission scanning electron microscopy. This study demonstrated economically and environmentally sustainable processes for the removal of micropollutants such as simazine.